ABSTRACT: In September of 1982 a faulty valve on a railroad tank car resulted in the accidental release of a wood treating solution containing pentachlorophenol. Subsequent investigations indicated that the wood treatment dip tank had also been a source of soil and ground water contamination. A ground water and product extraction system was installed soon after the rail car release, but after 13 ...

BETTER BUGS Ideas and products in the Better Bugs category attempt to affect the biological components and biochemistry of processes by altering the mix of microorganisms or enzymes present. After all, biology is the foundation of many, if not most, organics recycling systems. Pyrophiles: The first example of Better Bugs involves pyrophilic organisms, bugs that can take the heat. This example is ...

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